OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVC-2025-172320
- Agency
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Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $650,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- ovctribalsetaside@ojp.usdoj.gov
- JustGrants Help Desk justgrants.support@usdoj.gov (833) 872-5175
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula Grant Program. This funding opportunity aims to support American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in developing, expanding, and enhancing services for crime victims through a discretionary administrative formula program. The primary objective is to provide comprehensive support to tribal communities by addressing the needs of various crime victims and supporting activities that align with tribal values and traditions. Eligible applicants include federally recognized tribes, tribal consortia, and their designated organizations. The program is funded through a set-aside from the Crime Victims Fund, with a focus on developing victim service projects, providing training, and offering technical assistance to crime victim assistance programs.
The federal grant awards under this program typically range from $219,402 to $441,989, with project periods spanning one to four years. The funding will support a wide range of victim services, including victim advocacy, shelter, counseling, legal assistance, and other direct support programs tailored to specific tribal community requirements. The application deadline is September 28, 2025, with the opportunity posted on January 17, 2025. While the place of performance is not explicitly specified, the grants are intended to support victim services within American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the United States, with a significant concentration of recipients located in Alaska.
Synopsis
With this funding opportunity, OVC seeks applications for funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula Grant Program. The purpose of this funding is to support the provision of services to crime victims in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through a discretionary administrative formula program funded under a set-aside designated by law from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). The goal of TVSSA is to provide support to Tribal communities to develop, expand, and enhance services for victims of crime through activities that address the needs of a wide variety of crime victims in Tribal communities.
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